Beaver Dam, Wisconsin
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Information for Beaver Dam residents tracking the Meta/Degas data center, water and power impacts, tax incentives, secrecy concerns, and public accountability.
Community brief
What Beaver Dam residents need to know
Large data centers can reshape a community through water demand, power use, tax incentives, land decisions, noise, traffic, and emergency planning. Beaver Dam residents deserve clear answers before long-term commitments are made.
Focus areas
Key concerns for residents
Environmental Impacts
Learn of the potential harm to our local ecosystem.
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Health & Safety Concerns
Find out about potential risks to public health and safety.
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Economic & Social Effects
See how data centers could affect the local economy and community life.
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Beaver Dam's TID Information
Understand TID 7 and the local decision-making process.
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Important Videos
Hear from residents, advocates, and local voices explaining the data center proposal, TID concerns, and water impacts.
Watch on YouTubePeople's Town Hall with Charlie Berens
Community discussion on the Beaver Dam data center fight.
Watch on YouTubeTID 7 Amendment Explained
A facts-focused explanation of taxes, TID 7, and local decision makers.
Watch on YouTubeDry Well Leaves Uncertain Future
Local farm and well-water concerns connected to construction impacts.
Current reading
Recent reporting to track
May 17, 2026
Nobody's negotiating for the people here
The Guardian put Beaver Dam, the Juneau town hall, Meta/Degas, NDAs, and local water concerns into a statewide story about data-center opposition.
Read Guardian storyJune 8, 2026
AI data centers and water stress
National water reporting keeps the central question simple: who gets priority when data-center demand collides with local water needs?
Read water analysisJan. 31, 2026
NDAs and shell-company secrecy
Reporting tied Beaver Dam to a wider Wisconsin pattern of confidential data-center negotiations involving major tech companies.
Read reportOngoing
Official agendas and minutes
Use the city agenda source to review posted meetings, packets, minutes, and public decisions affecting Beaver Dam.
Check city agendasAction hub
Keep pressure on the public record
Watch agendas, read packets, ask for water and utility impact details, and keep local questions tied to documented sources.
Community Facebook group
Come join the Beaver Dam data center conversation
Connect with neighbors, follow meeting updates, share public-record findings, and help keep local questions visible.
Water testing
Want to test your well water?
UW Stevens Point
Homeowners package includes coliform bacteria, nitrate plus nitrite-nitrogen, pH, alkalinity, hardness, chloride, conductivity, corrosivity index, metals, and DACT screen options.
Learn MoreWI State Laboratory of Hygiene
Testing options include total coliform, E. coli, nitrate, nitrite, fluoride, VOCs, atrazine, metals screens, and hardness.
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Local residents and volunteers are working to ensure the Beaver Dam community has a voice in decisions that affect our area. Donations help fund legal consultations, potential attorney representation, educational materials, public-record work, and community outreach.